Where does “Tüpfelwollrücken” come from?

Tüpfelwollrücken (German) comes from German rücken, from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Tüpfelwollrücken (German): Guianan slaty antshrike

Definitions

  1. Guianan slaty antshrike

Ancestry of “Tüpfelwollrücken”, step by step

Tüpfelwollrücken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German rücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrückento move, to push; to move over
2Middle High Germanrücken
3Old High Germanrucchen
4Proto-Germanic*rukkijan
5Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle
3Old High Germanwolla
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via German Tüpfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTüpfelpit
2Middle High Germandippfel
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti